The DLC does not endorse or exclude any particular make or model of reference fixture. Options are listed to illustrate common fixtures of that type. With approval from the DLC, manufacturers may test in alternative fixtures. Pre-approved fixtures must meet the following conditions:
Alternative fixtures must be commonly used in the application primary use for which the manufacturer intends to apply.
Documentation may be required to demonstrate a fixture’s appropriate use.
Alternative fixtures must provide similar thermal environments to those listed and may not be significantly different in internal volume or construction materials. Note: pre-approved equivalent requests will only be evaluated against the approved fixtures listed below. Evaluation will not be made against the list of pre-approved equivalents.
A list of pre-approved equivalent fixtures for each retrofit kit primary use is maintained on the DLC Retrofit Kits web page
http://www.designlights.org/content/QPL/ProductSubmit/RetrofitKits.
To request that a fixture be considered as a pre-approved equivalent for testing purposes, please send the spec sheet for the fixture to
[email protected], along with a spec sheet for your retrofit kit. DLC review staff may need additional details, depending on the request and details available in the spec sheet.
6. Retrofit Kits
For testing purposes, DLC specifies typical fixture housings for retrofit products to be tested in. This is done to provide testing results under common conditions that the retrofit kits would be installed in. In providing this list of typical fixture housings, DLC does not endorse or exclude any particular make or model frame for use in energy efficiency programs. Note that in each recommended variation we state, or “Pre-approved Equivalent”. In selecting a fixture for testing the applicant shall consider the purpose of subjecting the tested kit to extreme confinement for thermal endurance.
Applicants shall test and report fixture performance under the following restrictions and conditions:
Required Tests and Reports
All DLC QPL testing and reporting requirements that apply to new fixtures shall also apply to any retrofit kit application e.g.: LM-79, ISTMT, IES file, TM-21 projection etc. (Note that for lumen maintenance testing, the source manufacturer is responsible for the LM-80 test of the LED package, array, or module. A report resulting from this test must be passed on to the DLC by the applicant, as specified in the application
instructions.) LM-79 reports for retrofit kits should be submitted directly by the applicant to DLC, not via LED Lighting Facts.
Fixture Level Tests
LM-79, ISTMT (or Option 2, if selected), shall be conducted in a fully functional reference fixture with the kit properly installed per manufacturer’s instructions.
Retrofit kits need to be tested in (i.e. supply an LM-79, ISTMT, IES file from testing in) only one of the fixtures approved below.
The option you choose to use forlumen maintenancecompliance will determine how many tests you need. If you choose Option 1: one LM-80 report and TM-21 projection is needed per LED package, array, or
module as necessary according to the multiple LEDs policy. If you choose Option 2: you will need conduct luminaire-level testing of the retrofit kit installed in an approved fixture housing following the LM-84-14 test standard.
Pre-Approved Equivalents
As noted, DLC does not endorse or exclude any particular make or model of reference fixture. Options listed are intended to illustrate common fixtures of that type. Manufacturers may test in alternative fixtures to those listed, with pre-approval from the DLC. Pre-approved fixtures must meet the following conditions:
Alternative fixtures must be commonly used in the application primary use intended to be applied for. Documentation may be required to demonstrate fixtures appropriate use if questions arise.
Alternative fixtures must provide similar thermal environments to those listed under each primary use below. Particularly, alternative fixtures may not be significantly different in internal volume or construction materials. Note: pre-approved equivalent requests will only be
evaluated against the approved fixtures listed below. Evaluation will not be made against the list of pre-approved equivalents.
*A list of pre-approved equivalents for each primary use will be maintained throughout each “Pre-approved Equivalent” section of each retrofit kit primary use.
To request that a fixture be considered as a pre-approved equal for testing purposes, please send the spec sheet for the fixture
[email protected], along with a spec sheet for your retrofit kit.
DLC review staff may need additional details, depending on the request and details available in the spec sheet.
Retrofit Kit Application Categories
Manufacturer shall select a fixture for testing based on the intended application of the retrofit kit:
i. Outdoor Pole/Arm-Mounted Area and Roadway
Luminaires and Large Outdoor Pole/Arm-Mounted Area and Roadway Luminaires
If the kit is specific to shoebox fixtures (not applicable to cobra-heads), choose a fixture from among those listed herein under shoebox.
If the kit is specific to cobra-head fixtures (not applicable to shoeboxes), choose a fixture from among those listed herein under cobra-head.
If the kit may be applied to both cobra-heads and shoebox fixtures, choose a fixture from among those listed herein under either shoebox or cobra-head.
Kits designed for larger housings must demonstrate that they do not fit in the smaller housing sizes by submitting a CAD file with the kit installed in the reference small cobra-head.
CAD Files:
Combo_Small.SLDASM Combo _Small.pdf
Cobra-Head Fixtures Retrofit Kits:
American Electric Roadway Series 115 Fixture GE M250R2 fixture
Kim Archetype SAR Cooper OVH Series Pre-approved equivalent*
Shoebox Fixtures Retrofit Kits:
WideLite XL Excel-Lyte 400 Lithonia KAD Contour Series Lumark TR Tribute
Kim Archetype SAR Pre-approved equivalent*
Ruud Lighting AC1-16 Philips Gardco EH-14 Grandlite AR816-SF
Howard Lighting Products LFL QSSI FL70F
LiLEDs (Shanghai) Company Metro 60 Retrofit Kits for Larger Size Housings:
American Electric Roadway Series 125 Fixture GE M400R2 fixture
Ruud PR2-22 Kim VLA29
Pre-approved equivalent*
Grandlite AR823M-F-AM Grandlite AR822-PM LSI HE A 400 PSMH F MT QSSI AL90E5
eLSCO Lighting STO250MHPSDP208BL eLSCO Lighting CML4100HPSCG120BL eLSCO Lighting FRM320MHPSDPW347FL Lithonia KAR1
Kim Lighting CCS 25"
LSI Hilton Disc II
Philips Gardco Ecolume 23"
ii. Outdoor Decorative Luminaires
Acorn, globe, etc. The kit shall be tested, fully and
properly mounted in a glass or polymer globe with optics as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
King Luminaire K400 series Lexalite Lindy Model 424 GE Patriarch Luminaire
Holophane GV Luminaires Washington PostLite
Pre-approved equivalent*
Osram Sylvania Spring City Crown Plastics 88266-CL-9F
Osram Sylvania ProPoint Acorn Post Top Special Lite SHD1-PC1023CL
Philips Lighting CL32/52
Philips Hadco Architectural V600
Architectural Area Lighting Largent-SLVTLDL (lensed)
Lantern. The kit shall be tested, fully and properly
mounted in a glass or polymer lantern with optics as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Architectural Area Lighting Civic Lantern series Cooper Lighting LXF Lexington
Acuity Lighting TR25 Pre-approved equivalent*
Teardrop, bullet, etc. The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a glass or polymer teardrop with optics as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Holophane Port Huron HE Williams OGL
Acuity Lighting (Antique Street Lamps) CM Pre-approved equivalent*
iii. Outdoor Wall-Mounted Area Luminaires
The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia TWF1 100S Pre-approved equivalent*
iv. Parking Garage
The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia VRC70ML 120/277 M6 Lithonia KACM Series Fixture Cooper CL/CS Series Fixture
Pre-approved equivalent*
v. Fuel Pump Canopy
The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
LSI Scottsdale Series Fixture Whiteway Civis Series Fixture LSI Richmond Series Fixture Elsco Merritt Series Fixture Pre-approved equivalent*
vi. 2x2 Luminaires for Ambient Lighting of Interior Commercial Spaces
The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia 2GT8 lensed 2X2 Lithonia 2SP8 lensed 2X2
Lithonia 2PM3 9 cell 2x2 parabolic Cooper Metalux 2GC8 lensed 2x2
Cooper MetalUx 2HP3 9 cell 2x2 parabolic Columbia Lighting lensed 4PS22
Columbia Lighting P222 9 cell parabolic Pre-approved equivalent*
vii. 1x4 Luminaires for Ambient Lighting of Interior Commercial Spaces
The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia GT8 lensed 1X4
Columbia Lighting lensed 4PS14 Pre-approved equivalent*
viii. 2x4 Luminaires for Ambient Lighting of Interior Commercial Spaces
The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia 2GT8 lensed 2X4
Lithonia 2PM3N 12 cell 2x4 parabolic
Cooper Metalux 2GC8 lensed 2x4
Cooper Metalux 2HP3 12 cell 2x4 parabolic Columbia Lighting lensed 4PS24
Columbia Lighting P224 12 cell parabolic Pre-approved equivalent*
ix. High-Bay Luminaires
The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia THD 400S A15 TB Lithonia THR 400S PA22 TB Pre-approved equivalent*
x. Low-Bay Luminaires
The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia TXC 250S A23 TB
Lithonia TGR 175MP A125 TB SCWA Pre-approved equivalent*
xi. Screw-Base Replacements for HID Lamps
A. Mogul Screw-Base Replacements for HID Lamps for Outdoor Pole/Arm-Mounted Area and Roadway Luminaires
If the lamp is specific to shoebox fixtures (not applicable to cobraheads), choose a fixture from among those listed herein under shoebox.
If the lamp is specific to cobrahead fixtures (not applicable to shoeboxes), choose a fixture from among those listed herein under cobrahead.
If the lamp may be applied to both cobraheads and shoebox fixtures, choose a fixture from among those listed herein under either shoebox or cobrahead.
Cobrahead Luminaires:
American Electric Roadway Series 115 Fixture GE M250R2 Fixture
Kim Archetype SAR
Pre-approved Equivalent*
QSSI CH40-Al-Q Shoebox Luminaires:
WideLite XL Excel-Lyte 400 Lithonia KAD Contour Series Kim Archetype SAR
Pre-approved Equivalent*
Ruud Lighting AC1-16 Philips Gardco EH-14 Grandlite AR816-SF
Howard Lighting Products LFL QSSI FL70F
LiLEDs(Shanghai) Company Metro 60
B. Mogul Screw-Base Replacements for HID Lamps for Outdoor Full-Cutoff Wall-Mounted Area Luminaires
The lampshall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a glass or polymer globe with optics as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia TWF1 100S Pre-approved equivalent*
Grandlite SM311 Grandlite SM116 Grandlite SML-311 QSSI WPC15
C. Mogul Screw-Base Replacements for HID Lamps for Outdoor Decorative Luminaires
Acorn, globe, etc. The lamp shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a glass or polymer globe with optics as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
King Luminaire K400 Series Lexalite Lindy Model 424 GE Patriarch Luminaire
Holophane GV Luminaires Washington PostLite Pre-approved Equivalent*
Osram Sylvania Spring City Crown Plastics 88266-CL-9F
Osram Sylvania ProPoint Acorn Post Top Special Lite SHD1-PC1023CL
Philips Lighting CL32/52
Philips Hadco Architectural V600
Architectural Area Lighting Largent-SLVTLDL (lensed)
Lantern. The lamp shall be tested, fully and properly
mounted in a glass or polymer lantern with optics as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Architectural Area Lighting Civic Lantern Series Acuity Lighting TR25
Pre-approved Equivalent*
Beacon Waterford 3AG20/AR3/H1/24NB-30 American Nail Plate LA4411
American Nail Plate LA4421 American Nail Plate LA4431 Salem SEMT
Teardrop, bullet, etc. The lamp shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a glass or polymer teardrop with optics as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Holophane Port Huron HE Williams OGL
Acuity Lighting (Antique Street Lamps) CM Pre-approved Equivalent*
None todate
D. Mogul Screw-Base Replacements for HID Lamps for Parking Garage Luminaires
The lamp shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia VRC70ML 120/277 M6 Lithonia KACM Series Fixture Pre-approved Equivalent*
Philips Gardco GP1 Lithonia PGR
Philips Widelite Square SP Series Square Spectra-Lyte Garage Light
Philips Widelite RSP Series Round Spectra-Lyte GarageLight
E. Mogul Screw-Base Replacements for HID Lamps for Fuel Pump Canopy Luminaires
The lamp shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
LSI Scottsdale Series Fixture Whiteway Civic Series Fixture LSI Richmond Series Fixture Elsco Merritt Series Fixture Pre-approved Equivalent*
Ruud Lighting CLO-12 Hubbell Lighting S12-100H Ruud Lighting E-CS4
F. Mogul Screw-Base Replacements for HID Lamps for High-bay Luminaires
The lamp shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia THD 400S A15 TB Lithonia THR 400S PA22 TB Pre-Approved Equivalent*
Grandlite IL417-L22
Howard Lighting LB417-L22A New Star TARK22
G. Mogul Screw-Base Replacements for HID Lamps for Low-bay Luminaires
The kit shall be tested, fully and properly mounted in a fixture as similar as possible to the kit’s intended use.
Lithonia TXC 250S A23 TB
Lithonia TGR 175MP A125 TB SCWA Pre-Approved Equivalent*
LSI Augusta series
* The luminaires listed under “pre-approved equivalent” have been requested by applicants and approved for use in lamp testing. A list of pre-approved equivalent fixtures for each retrofit kit primary use is maintained on the DLC Retrofit Kits web page
http://www.designlights.org/content/QPL/ProductSubmit/RetrofitKits B. Linear Replacement Lamps
DLC defines all tube-style products that use lamp holders (i.e. sockets or tombstones) in the luminaire to mechanically or electrically connect to the fixture housing and electric supply to fall under these testing requirements products that do not employ lamp holders will be classified as retrofit kits, regardless of form factor.
The testing and reporting requirements described below are intended to evaluate the performance of both the lamp itself, and its performance in an appropriate reference troffer, the most common application for fluorescent replacement lamps.
Replacement lamps will fall under one of the following four Primary Use designations described in the Primary Use Definitions section:
Replacement Lamps (“plug and play”) (UL Type A)
Internal Driver/Line Voltage Lamp-Style Retrofit Kits (UL Type B)
External Driver Lamp-Style Retrofit Kits (UL Type C)
Dual Mode Internal Driver (UL Type A and Type B)
For testing purposes, DLC requires testing both of the bare lamp, and of lamps installed in a typical fixture housing. These typical fixture housings are
intended to provide testing results of the most common applications these products are used in, as well as representative thermal conditions in the fixtures that the lamps would be installed in. In specifying these particular fixture housings, DLC does not endorse or exclude any particular make or model frame for use in energy efficiency programs.
Applicants shall provide the following supporting documentation in addition to the test data described below.
1. Installation Instructions
Installation instruction sheets must be submitted with the application to indicate how the replacement lamp will be installed in an existing
fixture in the field. This must be provided in addition to all necessary documentation required for other product categories. Lamps that require specialized components in order for installation to perform to the above criteria are not eligible for qualification. Lamps that employ rotatable end-caps are eligible, but must clearly indicate this feature in the product spec sheet.
2. Safety Certification Documentation
Documentation of safety certification for the replacement lamp must be submitted with the application. This documentation must indicate safety certification has been obtained. DLC staff will not interpret safety
testing as proof that safety certification has been obtained. This must be provided in addition to all necessary documentation required for other product categories.